**Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on 5 May 1983 in the Channel Islands. Cavill began his acting career starring as Albert Mondego in the 2002 film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. He would later star supporting roles in TV series such as BBC’s The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Midsomer Murders and The Tudors. Afterwards, he went to Hollywood and stars in films including Tristan & Isolde, Stardust and Immortals.

But Henry Cavill gained international fame playing the titular superhero Superman in the 2013 reboot film Man of Steel, a role that he will be reprising in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.